Arlington approves plan for new homeless shelter

ARLIGNTON, Va. (AP) - The Arlington County Board is moving forward on a plan that would put a year-round homeless shelter in what is now a commercial office building. The board early Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize County Manager Barbara Donnellan to make a $25.5 million offer... Read More >

Neighbors petition against move of emergency homeless shelter

ABC-7 - Arlington County officials want to move an emergency homeless shelter one block down the street and vastly expand services offered to the county's 300 adults who live on the streets. But some neighbors are petitioning to stop the move, worried it will bring panhandling, crime and loitering... Read More >

Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark - When Arlington officials climbed aboard the campaign to eradicate local homelessness this October, you could sense a cautiousness when discussion turned to the desire long held by activists to create a year-round shelter. Now it's clear why. A new proposal to buy a building... Read More >

Arlington plan for homeless shelter faces neighborhood opposition

By Patricia Sullivan - Residents and small-business owners in an Arlington neighborhood, outraged over the county’s plan to put a year-round homeless shelter in an office building it plans to buy, are circulating petitions, organizing meetings and planning to fight the proposal before the County Board... Read More >

Community Foundation Bestows $171,000 in New Grants

Sun Gazette - The Arlington Community Foundation’s board of trustees has approved grants totaling more than $171,000 to 45 local non-profit organizations and schools through its Community Enhancement, Homelessness Prevention and Arlington Education Fund grant programs. Read More >

Sacharko Named Outstanding Young Virginian

By Abby Albright - Arlington's own Jan-Michael Sacharko of Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN) has been named a 2011 Outstanding Young Virginian by the Virginia Jaycees. The award is presented to young people across the commonwealth of Virginia who make a positive impact... Read More >

Arlington eyeing high-rise for homeless shelter

By Aubrey Whelan - A Courthouse Plaza office building that Arlington County officials have been eyeing for years is on the market, and county officials say that if they can't agree with its owners on a price, they'll consider seizing the building under eminent domain. Read More >

Arlington Eyes Acquisition of Building for Redevelopment

By Jason Spencer - Arlington County has its sights set on acquiring a seven-story building at 2020 14th St. North in order to meet its needs for more space and set the stage for the redevelopment of the heart of the Courthouse community. The acquisition would allow the county to consolidate operations... Read More >

Proposed Building Purchase Would Allow Year-Round Shelter

By ARLnow.com - Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan will recommend that the County Board approve the purchase of 2020 14th Street N., a seven-story office building in Courthouse, according to a county news release. The purchase of the $25.5 million, 70,000 square foot building... Read More >

Plan Would Provide Space for Homeless Center, Aid Redevelopment

by Scott McCaffrey - County Manager Barbara Donnellan on Nov. 22 proposed a complex real estate transaction, one that – if it makes it through not-insubstantial hurdles – would provide for a year-round shelter and service center for the county’s homeless... Read More >

Year-round homeless shelter proposed in Arlington

By Kathy Park - An office building in Arlington may help the fight against homelessness. The county manager has proposed buying the property to help redevelopment in the courthouse area while addressing the challenges of the emergency winter shelter. Read More >

Arlington may buy seven-story building for offices, homeless shelter

By Patricia Sullivan - Arlington County manager Barbara Donnellan will ask the County Board next month to buy a seven-story office building near the Clarendon-neighborhood Courthouse Plaza to house county offices and a permanent adult homeless shelter. Read More >

Arlington County Manager to Recommend County Board Acquire 2020 14th Street North

ARLINGTON, Va. – Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan will recommend to the County Board that it acquire title to a seven-story office building and property on the east side of Courthouse Plaza... Read More >

Homeless Get Help from Air Force JROTC Cadets

by Scott McCaffrey - Efforts to aid the homeless in Arlington got a boost Nov. 5 from what at first might be considered an unlikely source: the county school system’s Air Force Junior ROTC program. About 20 squadron members participated in a fund-raising walk to support... Read More >

I'm Not Invisible

By ifdy - “He told me, ‘I made a lot of bad decisions’ but kept the details to himself,” said Taylor as he recounted his discussion with Dale, a homeless man in Northern Virginia.“ He was very positive and optimistic despite the fact that he was homeless.” Read More >

Group conducts survey to aid homeless in Arlington County

By Timothy Wilson - Arlington County officials took a step toward reducing homelessness by launching the “100 Homes Arlington” campaign last week, conducting a three-day survey to identify and assess the needs of the area’s homeless. County officials said the information gathered from the survey... Read More >

Registry Week Offers Snapshot of Arlington's Homeless Population

By Mary Dallao - Last week, for three days during the early morning hours of 4:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m., a small army of more than 150 community volunteers and Arlington County staff took to the streets to identify and survey our neighborhoods’ most vulnerable homeless people. Read More >

Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark - A coalition of the wealthy, the middle class and the poor came together last week to tackle two societal problems: homelessness and sleeplessness. "100 Homes for 100 Homeless Arlingtonians," a three-night blitz of well-caffeinated volunteers designed to count... Read More >

Group Completes Homeless Survey In Arlington

By Jonathan Wilson - Volunteers and county workers identified and surveyed 153 homeless individuals in the Arlington County over the course of a week. They found that nearly 30 percent of those surveyed showed tri-morbidity, a term for homeless individuals with a combination of.... Read More >

100 Homes for 100 Homeless Arlingtonians

By Ellen Scott - On October 17th through October 19th, during the wee hours of the morning, more than 150 community volunteers and Arlington County staff went out into the streets of Arlington to identify and survey the most vulnerable homeless individuals.  Read More >

Arlington identifying 'most vulnerable' for free housing

By Liz Essley - Arlington County volunteers took to the streets this week to survey 153 homeless people in the county, 100 of whom will be given homes based on a vulnerability index designed to chronicle who is in most need of immediate help. Read More >

An Inside Look at the Homeless in Arlington

By Laura R. Schwartz - I had the opportunity to Volunteer with Arlington County this week to help with their 100 Homes for 100 Homeless Campaign, which hopes to end homelessness in Arlington. It’s a remarkable organization and herculean effort to be part of the national campaign to find 100,000 homes... Read More >

A Place of My Own

By Kenneth Belkosky - On Jan. 17, 1966, I was born at Washington Hospital Center to Margerie Ann Carr and Michael Belkosky. After about three years, my parents separated after a big fight. My mom said, “Go ahead and leave, and take the kids with you.” Read More >

100,000 Homes Comes to the DC Metro Area

By Sarah Fleischman - Two local organizations have recently joined the 100,000 Homes campaign, a national push to house 100,000 homeless people by July 2013. “The neat thing about this campaign is that it is very streamlined. It is effective, it is efficient and generates amazing outcomes," ... Read More >

Counties join campaign to house chronic, at-risk homeless 

By Charles Taylor - As a child, Harold Fisher would play in the Arlington County, Va. park that eventually became his “home.” He found a sheltered area near the park’s tennis courts to sleep nights in later years when he was homeless. Today Fisher, 42, who suffers from Type 2 diabetes, asthma... Read More >

Arlington starts campaign to help end homelessness

By Timothy Wilson - As part of their 10-year plan to end homelessness, Arlington County officials announced this month the start of the “100 Homes Arlington” campaign to find housing for 100 of their most vulnerable citizens. The county is one of four communities to participate in the statewide... Read More >

Arlington To Give 100 Homes To Homeless

By Jonathan Wilson - Arlington County is embarking on a new effort to help the hundreds of homeless people stuck out on the streets. It's called "100 Homes," and it's different from anything the county has tried in the past. Arlington is one of the richest counties in the nation... Read More >

A-SPAN Featured on GroupOn

By Abby Albright - The G-Team, the charitable section of Groupon, is featuring A-SPAN’s Make It A Home Fund as this week's deal. If 50 people donate $10, A-SPAN can donate a mattress and other necessary accessories to a person transitioning out of homelessness. Read More >

7 Questions – Kathleen Sibert (A-SPAN)

CFP - CFP welcomes … Kathleen Sibert, Executive Director of the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN), whose workers reach out directly to to homeless men and women — frequenting wooded areas, overpasses, parks, and abandoned buildings... Read More >

Moran, Staff Aid A-SPAN Efforts

Sun Gazette - U.S. Rep. Jim Moran and several staff members recently visited Central United Methodist Church in Ballston, donating nine cases of water for the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) to deliver to the homeless in the community during a period of excessive heat. Read More >

Heat Advisory in Effect Today

By ARLnow.com - In response to the heat, the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network is opening its main office at 2708-B S. Nelson Street early, at 9:30 this morning. Homeless individuals will be able to go inside the office to get cool. Read More >

A-SPAN to Open Facilities to Homeless Early Due to Extreme Heat

Sun Gazette - Due to extremely high temperatures predicted for today, the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) main office, located at 2708-B South Nelson St., will open beginning at 9:30 a.m. this morning for street homeless individuals to come inside and stay cool. Read More >

A-SPAN: Homeless Soccermania and More

by Jane Collins - I took a soccer class in college nearly, well, never mind, but it was before soccer really caught on in the United states.  I was terrible then and I am terrible now.  And I know I’m terrible now because my husband Mike and I played soccer last Thursday evening with the Arlington Tigers. Read More >

Street Soccer Helps Turn Homeless Man's Life Around

WASHINGTON (WUSA) - Why do you play sports? For most of us, the answer is, "It's for fun, it's for exercise, it's for camaraderie with our and fellow competitors." But for a group of athletes we spent time with this week, they play sports because they have nowhere else to go. Read More >

A-SPAN in Running for New Toyota Minivan

Sun Gazette - The Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) has a one-in-five chance of winning a new vehicle in a national competition, and is asking for the local community’s help is improving those odds. A-SPAN is one of 500 non-profit organizations selected across the U.S... Read More >

Helping the Homeless Beat the Heat

By Ginna Huntoon - With a major heat wave heading our way, the members of the Arlington Street People Assistance Network (A-SPAN) are faced with a challenge: securing the safety of the local homeless community. Arlington has an estimated 500 people living without a permanent home... Read More >

Chamber Bestows Annual ‘Best Business’ Awards

by Scott McCaffrey - The Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network, or A-SPAN, was honored as the non-profit of the year. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2011, A-SPAN now has more than 1,000 volunteers. Read More >

A-SPAN Receives Federal Funds to Expand Supportive-Housing

Sun Gazette - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided $91,000 in new funding for the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN’s) permanent supportive-housing programs for chronically homeless individuals. Read More >

Nowhere To Go

By Delia Sava - It’s late morning on a Friday at the Central United Methodist Church in Ballston; volunteers of the congregation have been here since 6 a.m. preparing and serving their weekly breakfast for the homeless. Since the closing of the Emergency Winter Shelter (EWS) on April 1... Read More >

A-SPAN Chief: Lower Count of Homeless Not Representative

by Scott McCaffrey - New statistics showing a decline in the number of homeless across Arlington aren’t reflective of the true extent of the problem in the county, according to the head of the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN). Read More >

Emergency Winter Shelter Closes Up for Season

Sun Gazette - The county government’s Emergency Winter Shelter closed up operations the night of March 31-April 1, with 58 clients spending the night at the facility. The shelter is open from Nov. 1 to March 31 each winter season, operated by the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN). Read More >

With Shelter Closed, Arlington’s Homeless Look for Places to Sleep

By ARLnow.com - Arlington County’s emergency winter shelter is now closed, and the dozens of homeless individuals who stay there will be looking for a new place to sleep tonight. About 50 percent of the shelter’s clients will stay in Arlington County over the summer, according to shelter director Olivia Payton. Read More >

THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: Kathleen Sibert

By Emily Babay - Sibert is executive director of the Arlington Street People's Assistance Network, better known as A-SPAN, which helps homeless people in the region. What projects is A-SPAN working on now? The organization is working hard on getting the county to build or renovation a buildingr… Read More >

Homeless Service Center Idea Now Part of County Plans

by Scott McCaffrey - A proposal to create a 50-bed, year-round “homeless service center” still faces budget and location hurdles but has the County Board’s support, the board’s top social-service advocate said. Board members on March 12 adopted new affordable-housing goals and targets... Read More >

County Board Revises Affordable Housing Goals

By ARLnow.com - On Saturday, the County Board unanimously approved a series of affordable housing goals for 2015, with an eye toward preventing and ending homelessness. The board formally set the goal of creating a comprehensive, year-round homeless shelter... Read More >

Making It Count

By Delia Sava - Survey tracks number of people who are homeless. "If you want to do a really good job, and you want really accurate information, you’ve got to hit the streets," said Kathy Sibert, executive director of A-SPAN about the organization’s Point-in-Time Count conducted on Wednesday, Jan. 26. Read More >

Homeless Count Coming Later in Month

by Scott McCaffrey - The official count of Arlington’s homeless population is expected to be released informally by the end of the month. Teams from the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) fanned out across the county Jan. 26 for the 2011 Point-in-Time Count... Read More >

Counting the Homeless

By Delia Sava - ASPAN conducted their annual Point-in-Time count of homeless persons in Arlington. The cold and nasty weather of the “thunder-snow” on Wednesday, was just one of the challenges facing teams from A-SPAN as they conducted the annual Point-in-Time count of homeless persons... Read More >

Arlington Co. Dealing With Rise In Homeless Single Adults

By Jonathan Wilson - Communities across the country are busy this week conducting their annual count of the number of homeless people who out on the streets. Volunteers for Arlington Street People's Assistance Network, or A-SPAN, are handing out soup and sandwiches to the homeless at Oakland Park... Read More >

Homeless Count Slated for Today

Sun Gazette - Teams from the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) are expected to fan out across the county today for the 2011 Point-in-Time Count, which aims to uncover how many homeless persons there are in the county. Read More >

Serving Breakfast and Hugs for the Homeless

By Delia Sava - Local volunteers and A-Span serve the homeless weekly at Central United Methodist Church in Ballston. Every Friday by 6 a.m. Jean and Gene Cross are in the basement of Central United Methodist Church in Ballston preparing breakfast for Arlington’s homeless. Read More >

Arlington hopes to find new homeless shelter site in 2011

By Rebecca A. Cooper - For the past several years, Arlington’s homelessness advocates have eagerly awaited a time when they have a permanent, year-round space to offer shelter, food, health and other social services to the county’s most vulnerable community. Read More >

Christmas 2010 in America: 3 Stories of Struggle Tradition & Wonder

Jeffrey Davis remembers Christmas two years ago at his former home in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington. “We had a great Christmas tree -- nice presents, with family, friends, loved ones, people you want to be around because it only happens once a year. Read More >

Light Up Rosslyn: A-SPAN's Help-the-Homeless Holiday Gala

A-SPAN is known for their ability to transform lives and their community. Their gala, held at the Artisphere, helped raise funds that would pull people off of the streets and transition them into stable, sustainable housing. On Thursday, hundreds of people from across Arlington came to the Artisphere... Read More >

Boy Scouts Get Involved in Homeless-Shelter Discussion

by Scott McCaffrey - Supporters of a proposal to create a year-round shelter for the homeless in Arlington appear to be picking up allies among local Boy Scouts. At the Dec. 11 County Board meeting, Spencer Cobb of Boy Scout Troop 167 - there as part of his citizenship project - quizzed elected officials... Read More >

The Christmas shoeboxes

by Katie Bahr - "Everyone deserves to have a present on Christmas.” Those words, from Grace Hamilton, 13, sum up a parishwide tradition at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish in Arlington — a gift drive that has been around for more than 25 years, in which parishioners donate shoeboxes filled... Read More >

Homeless services prepare for winter

by Jenny Rogers - The chill that fell over Washington this weekend is more than an annoyance on the walk home from Metro. For the area’s homeless shelters and service providers, cold weather means more strain on their facilities, resources, and time. Read More >

More cities offer homeless free storage to ease mobility

by Marisa Kendall - Last Thanksgiving, Phillip Black says most of his belongings were thrown away by the police. Black, 43, says he has been sleeping on the streets of Washington, D.C., ever since illness forced him out of work and his home three years ago. Read More >

Nov. 14, 2010

County on Hunt for Venue to Host Year-Round Shelter

by Scott McCaffrey - County government officials appear to have ruled out using their dilapidated Emergency Winter Shelter facility as the site for a future year-round shelter, and may already be negotiating for the location of a permanent facility. Read More >

Nov. 8, 2010

'Tis the Season for Giving

by Ellen Scott - On Friday, Giant Food donated $10,000 to Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN), a community based organization dedicated to help every homeless person in Arlington County get off the streets and live a better life. Giant presented the check on Friday at Nottingham... Read More >

Nov. 8, 2010

Winter-Shelter Clients Will Get Access to Nursing Services

by Scott McCaffrey - For the first time, those using the county government’s Emergency Winter Shelter will have access to on-site health care. Through a grant from the Arlington Community Foundation, the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) will be able to provide a nurse practitioner... Read More >

Nov. 8, 2010

A Look Inside the County’s Emergency Winter Shelter

ARLnow - Arlington’s emergency winter shelter in Courthouse is now open and serving dozens of homeless individuals. On Saturday, reporters got a tour of the facility. The Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network, which runs the shelter, gave the tour in advance of the group’s Community Walk... Read More >

Nov. 7, 2010

Congressman Moran Visits A-SPAN's Emergency Winter Shelter

By Sara Carothers - A-SPAN's Emergency Winter Shelter operates from November 1-March 31, and Congressman Jim Moran came by an open house on Saturday to show his support for the vital services for Arlington's homeless. Read More >

Nov. 3, 2010

Street Guide To Emergency Services: Provide Something Better

Arlington Weekly News - "We don't think you've seen one of these yet, and we think it's a good idea, and that you'll want to get one. This is the Street Guide To Emergency Services that the Arlington Street People's Assistance Network, or A-SPAN, is making available..." Watch the Video >

Nov. 1, 2010

New Guide to Aid Panhandlers, Others on the Street Find Services

Oct. 29, 2010

Plan for Year-Round Shelter Could Be Public Soon

by Scott McCaffrey - The Arlington County government’s Emergency Winter Shelter opens for the season on Nov. 1, and county officials may be just weeks away from detailing measures to eventually expand shelter services to year-round operation. Read More >

Oct. 20, 2010

A-SPAN: What's your agenda?

By Rebecca A. Cooper - Name: Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN) Motto: Helping the Homeless in Arlington Members: A-SPAN has 18 full-time staff members and more than 1,000 volunteers, according to executive director Kathy Sibert. Read More >

Oct. 13, 2010

Tweet-up

Bisnow - What happens when social media and real life collide? No, the Old Spice Guy doesn't come to life (sorry, ladies). We're talking about Tweet-ups: meet-ups organized through Twitter. Read More >

Aug 18, 2010

How to Win an Online Grant Contest

Bisnow - A-SPAN, a non-profit helping the homeless in Arlington, VA, joined a coalition with other groups (including Atlas Corps) to cross-promote and pool their votes in the Chase Community Giving contest. Director of Development Jan Sacharko tells us each organization set up... Read More >

July 30, 2010

Credit Union Honors A-SPAN Volunteer

Sun Gazette - Arlington Community Federal Credit Union recently presented Missy Snelling with its “People Helping People” Award, for her volunteer efforts in support of the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN). Read More >

July 8, 2010

A-SPAN Receives $90K Federal Grant

ARLnow - The Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network is getting a $90,750 grant from the feds. A-SPAN was one of 550 local homeless organizations selected to receive funds through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care program. Read More >

July 1, 2010

Hip & Happening

Bisnow - Only two months after joining Facebook, Arlington Street People's Assistance Network won $25,000 from the Chase Community Giving Challenge, a grant competition in which Facebook users vote for their favorite charities. Read More >

May 21, 2010

Honoring Those That Help The Homeless

By Vanessa Mizell - A local community volunteer, church and business were inducted into the Arlington Street People's Assistance Network's volunteer hall of fame during the organization's recent spring event at the Signature Theater. Read More >

May 11, 2010

Homeless Advocates See Prospects Brighten for Year-Round Shelter

by Scott McCaffrey - Momentum among top elected officials appears to be shifting, in stages, toward support for a year-round shelter to assist Arlington’s homeless population. “We’re excited about the possibility,” said Meg Tuccillo, chairman of the board of directors... Read More >

April 23, 2010

A-SPAN Announces New Hall-of-Fame Inductees

Sun Gazette - Art Baltrym, Shirlington Self Storage and Central United Methodist Church have been announced as the latest crop of inductees into the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) Hall of Fame. Read More >

April 11, 2010

Return of warm days returns D.C. area's homeless to streets

By Darryl Fears - One of the coldest winters in the region's history had passed, but Stanley Terry of Arlington County had a deeply worried look. The emergency hypothermia shelter where Terry, who is homeless, had slept for the past few months to avoid the life-threatening cold shut its doors April 1... Read More >

Mar. 25, 2010

Charities swap formal fundraisers for playtime at pubs

By Hamil R. Harris - At a time when donations to charities are down, a number of nonprofit groups are exchanging pledge drives and dinner dances for kickball tournaments and "American Idol"-style singing competitions. Read More >

Jan. 21, 2010

Arlington nonprofit competes for $1 million on Facebook

By Darryl Fears - Jan-Michael Sacharko looked desparate. He felt dizzy. His mouth was dry. He was pleading with Georgetown University students to vote for his homeless advocacy group on Facebook so it could win $1 million. "Do you have 10 seconds to help the homeless?" he cried out. Read More >

Jan. 18, 2010

Students Honored for Award-Winning King Essays

by Scott McCaffrey - County students had the opportunity to shine a spotlight on worthy local non-profit organizations at the 41st annual Arlington tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I believe that if everyone just helped someone, the world would be a better place,” said Shakiya Harrison... Read More >

Jan. 15, 2010

Homeless Group In $1 Million Contest

Fox 5 News - A local homeless group is a finalist in a competition to win one million dollars. Now, they are asking for your help to help them win! Kathleen Sibert is the executive director of Arlington Street People's Assistance Network and she joined us with details. Watch the Video >

Jan. 9, 2010

A-SPAN in Running for Million-Dollar National Prize

by Scott McCaffrey - Expansion of the Arlington emergency winter shelter to a year-round facility could come a whole lot closer to reality, if the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) wins a $1 million grant that relies on a public vote through the Facebook social-networking site. Read More >

Jan. 7, 2010

A vote for nonprofit group could be worth $1 million

Washington Post - The Arlington Street People's Assistance Network was recently notified by Chase Bank that the organization is eligible for a $1 million donation. The organization successfully competed with 500,000 nonprofit groups on Facebook... Read More >

Dec. 3, 2009

In Arlington, need for emergency shelter swells

By Yamiche Alcindor - Arlington County's emergency winter homeless shelter is working to expand its resources and services for people who seek its help each night. Kathleen Sibert, executive director of the Arlington Street People's Assistance Network, the nonprofit group that operates the shelter... Read More >

Nov. 3 2009

Homeless Shelter Opens for Winter With Additional Beds

by Scott McCaffrey - County government officials on Nov. 1 opened Arlington’s emergency winter shelter, which has been expanded this year to accommodate what is expected to be a larger group in need of a place to sleep when cold weather descends on the area. Read More >

Oct. 27, 2009

Arlington Awarded Stimulus Funds to Fight Homelessness

Arlington County - Arlington County has been awarded $363,600 to prevent households from becoming homeless and to quickly re-house and stabilize those who are homeless. At its meeting today, the Arlington County Board appropriated the grant... Read More >

Oct. 5, 2009

A-SPAN Wins Contract to Operate Winter Shelter

Sun Gazette - The Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) has received a five-year contract from the Arlington County government to operate the Arlington Emergency Winter Shelter, located in the Courthouse area. Read More >